Nowadays, the role of teachers is crucial in empowering students with the advantages of ICT. Teachers are
required not only to become basically digitally literate, but they should also be able to integrate technology ... [+]

Nowadays, the role of teachers is crucial in empowering students with the advantages of ICT. Teachers are
required not only to become basically digitally literate, but they should also be able to integrate technology into
their teaching, and initial teacher education is one of the most important factors for this purpose. The main aim of
this study was to explore the student teachers’ digital competence through their own self-perceptions, a key
factor for their future performance. For this purpose, a sample of 149 student teachers’ completed a
self-perception questionnaire constructed in accordance with ISTE standards. The results show that most student
teachers have a high level of self-perceived digital competence (better basic digital skills that in didactic use of
ICT). However, there were significant differences in basic digital skills according to the age of student teachers. [-]